Organizing Questions:
1. How have North Carolina legends and folklore been passed down over the years?
2. In what ways have absolutely true events been turned into folklore with questionably true twists?
3. What themes are prevalent among legends and folklore?
Goals:
1. Students will develop a sincere appreciation for legends, folklore, and ghost stories and how they are passed from generation to generation.
Unit Objectives:
1. SWBAT assess the impact that historical events have on North Carolina folklore and legends.
2. SWBAT identify the truth in several North Carolina legends.
3. SWBAT compare and contrast the various ways in which legends are passed down.
4. SWBAT interpret the various reasons for creating and passing down folklore and legends.
*Brown Mountain Lights by Scotty and Lulu Belle Wiseman
*Blackbeard the movie
Possible Learning Activities:
*Research a lesser known North Carolina legend or ghost story and create a video, song, poem, oral story which exhibits the characteristics of traditional folklore.
*Watch the Blackbeard movie, all the while making predictions about what is true and what is legend.
*Analyze historical documents relating the the Charlie Silver murder to draw conclusions about what really happened.
1. How have North Carolina legends and folklore been passed down over the years?
2. In what ways have absolutely true events been turned into folklore with questionably true twists?
3. What themes are prevalent among legends and folklore?
Goals:
1. Students will develop a sincere appreciation for legends, folklore, and ghost stories and how they are passed from generation to generation.
Unit Objectives:
1. SWBAT assess the impact that historical events have on North Carolina folklore and legends.
2. SWBAT identify the truth in several North Carolina legends.
3. SWBAT compare and contrast the various ways in which legends are passed down.
4. SWBAT interpret the various reasons for creating and passing down folklore and legends.
Materials and Supplementary Texts:
- Ballad of Frankie Silver
http://murderbygasslight.blogspot.com/2010/04/ballad-of-frankie-silver.html*Brown Mountain Lights by Scotty and Lulu Belle Wiseman
*Blackbeard the movie
Possible Learning Activities:
*Research a lesser known North Carolina legend or ghost story and create a video, song, poem, oral story which exhibits the characteristics of traditional folklore.
*Watch the Blackbeard movie, all the while making predictions about what is true and what is legend.
*Analyze historical documents relating the the Charlie Silver murder to draw conclusions about what really happened.